/ems-products/Body-Armor/ Body Armor en-US Tue, 30 Apr 2024 18:49:11 GMT /tactical-ems/former-paramedic-chief-donates-ballistic-shields-to-mass-pd David Ladd donated the RTS Tactical mini shields in hopes that all patrol officers will soon be equipped with them Tue, 30 Apr 2024 18:49:11 GMT /tactical-ems/former-paramedic-chief-donates-ballistic-shields-to-mass-pd /ems-assaults/legislators-pass-bills-requiring-self-defense-training-body-armor-for-fdny-ems-personnel Bills highlight the violent line-of-duty death of FDNY EMS Capt. Alison Russo-Elling Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:52:52 GMT /ems-assaults/legislators-pass-bills-requiring-self-defense-training-body-armor-for-fdny-ems-personnel /ems-products/Body-Armor/ohio-fd-proactively-issues-body-armor-to-personnel While Springfield Fire Rescue Division hasn't experienced gun violence against its personnel, ballistic vests have been issued for violent calls Thu, 04 Apr 2024 12:32:23 GMT /ems-products/Body-Armor/ohio-fd-proactively-issues-body-armor-to-personnel /ems-products/body-armor/articles/nc-county-to-spend-925k-on-body-armor-for-firefighters-paramedics-p9cnkInu131Efl5a/ Recent violent events have pushed Wake County officials to buy additional protection for first responders Mon, 07 Aug 2023 14:11:38 GMT /ems-products/body-armor/articles/nc-county-to-spend-925k-on-body-armor-for-firefighters-paramedics-p9cnkInu131Efl5a/ /body-armor/articles/bills-would-require-fdny-to-give-ems-providers-body-armor-self-defense-training-i9AsyOfA9ndeBaum/ Councilman Joseph Borelli plans to add language to the bill that would require the FD to replace aging vests as the protective material deteriorates Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:04:48 GMT /body-armor/articles/bills-would-require-fdny-to-give-ems-providers-body-armor-self-defense-training-i9AsyOfA9ndeBaum/ /active-shooter/articles/fri-2022-quick-take-responding-to-an-active-shooter-scene-when-your-kid-is-in-there-MgHdoe1o3R8OBNjy/ Fire Chief (ret.) Craig Daugherty recalled the day he responded to shots fired at the high school where his 15-year-old daughter was in lockdown Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:16:53 GMT /active-shooter/articles/fri-2022-quick-take-responding-to-an-active-shooter-scene-when-your-kid-is-in-there-MgHdoe1o3R8OBNjy/ /safety/articles/ny-emt-recovering-after-being-shot-in-the-back-by-a-patient-98I0E7goTtBAKm4u/ Charges are pending against the suspect, who reportedly shot the 25-year-old EMT in the ambulance Thu, 19 May 2022 12:34:20 GMT /safety/articles/ny-emt-recovering-after-being-shot-in-the-back-by-a-patient-98I0E7goTtBAKm4u/ /ems-products/body-armor/articles/the-world-has-changed-ind-city-ffs-medics-outfitted-with-body-armor-pBFxk5iAqZOFpFtr/ “We try to be prepared for everything, and this is just another piece of that,” Battalion Chief Ryan Miller said Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:42:23 GMT /ems-products/body-armor/articles/the-world-has-changed-ind-city-ffs-medics-outfitted-with-body-armor-pBFxk5iAqZOFpFtr/ /shooting/articles/four-injured-in-dallas-area-school-shooting-n4mX9J4ahW8E7k13/ At least three of the injured people are students, and three of the four injured were taken to hospitals Wed, 06 Oct 2021 18:54:49 GMT /shooting/articles/four-injured-in-dallas-area-school-shooting-n4mX9J4ahW8E7k13/ /ems-products/body-armor/articles/portland-fire-rescue-equipping-firefighters-with-body-armor-CgQ7A3YWDadWtcWq/ The decision was spurred by a “changing landscape” and more calls that increase the possibility of Portland FFs being involved with aggressive patients and bystanders Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:20:28 GMT /ems-products/body-armor/articles/portland-fire-rescue-equipping-firefighters-with-body-armor-CgQ7A3YWDadWtcWq/